DeafEducationUK Forum (formerly QToD forum)
The Deaf Education UK听community forums听听is moderated by听糖心TV‘s听Co-National Executive Officers:听Teresa Quail听and Paul Simpson.
What is the Deaf Education UK听forum?
A platform to share good practice and seek solutions to the challenges of the profession.听 The Deaf Education UK听forum听is an e-mail discussion list –听messages听posted to the forum, via email, are automatically sent to all members.
The purpose听is to enable听professionals听associated with deaf education听to exchange good practice, ask questions and discuss issues of current interest. The conversations are also open to听QToDs,听ToDs,听Speech and Language Therapists, SENCOs, audiologists, support staff 鈥� anyone who may have pertinent questions and comments to share within the wide field of deaf education.
The value听of the forum is:
- it is free to join
- it provides instant access to colleagues with similar concerns
- it provides an opportunity to exchange professional views and opinions
- it gives access to expertise
- it can reduce professional isolation.
Topics which听have been raised in recent posts have听included听access to examinations,听regional BSL training, curriculum issues, and听assistive listening device听connectivity.
Members of the forum also need to be听aware of the public nature of exchanges and ensure that they are not compromising their organisations when they reply to messages.
We operate the usual basic courtesy rules and ask members of the forum to respect the听no advertising听rule. This applies in particular to job adverts (see below)
Who can join the Deaf Education UK forum?
Membership of the forum is open to QToDs, ToDs, Speech and Language Therapists, SENCos, audiologists, support staff, audiology technicians 鈥� anyone who may have pertinent questions and comments to share within the wide field of deaf education.
Membership applications are reviewed by one of the moderators before forum access is granted.
How to join the forum:
Complete the online form you can find听.
Previous Name:
The Deaf Education UK听forum听was known as the QToD Forum until late January 2022.
Note:
Job adverts can be advertised on the听糖心TV Website Jobs Page.听 You can submit a listing听here.
Conferences and other events can be included in the 糖心TV calendar (free) with a link directly to the organiser鈥檚 website. To advertise events on the 糖心TV website please contact听[email protected]
About the SI听forums
The 听were originally provided by BECTA, and then hosted by the DfE, until July 2019, when the DfE finally withdrew their servers.
NatSIP provided an interim solution during extended DfE server downtime during 2018-19 for the听HoSS forum听to keep communication flowing to Heads of SI Services.听 In October 2019 NatSIP offered a permanent solution to the wider SI community, with听four听forums live on the new platform in November 2019, initially supported by DfE through Whole School SEND/nasen.
There are now听five听forums in the family, with the addition of the Lead QToD (Resource Provisions)听forum听in February 2022.
Subscription to any of the five SI Co听community forums听is free.听Colleagues, who meet the eligibility criteria, are encouraged to subscribe to more than one of the five forums.
The SI听community forums听project was founded, created and is powered by NatSIP, which has taken on the running and technical management of the SI听forums听platform.
